•a one-pound/two-pound coin一英镑／两英镑的硬币

•There are one hundred pence in a pound.1英镑等于100便士。

•They stole jewellery valued at £50 000 (= 50 000 pounds).他们偷了价值五万英镑的珠宝。

•"Have you got any change?" "Sorry, I've only got a five-pound note.“你有零钱吗？”“抱歉，我只有一张五英镑的纸钞。”

•The devaluation of the pound will make British goods more competitive abroad.英镑贬值会使英国商品在海外更具竞争力。

•On the foreign exchanges the pound rose two cents against the dollar to $1.52.外汇市场上英镑对美元比价上涨了两美分，达到1.52美元。

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•One pound is approximately equal to 454 grams.1磅约等于454克。

•One kilogram is roughly the same as 2.2 lbs.1千克大约相当于2.2磅。

•There are 16 ounces in one pound.1磅等于16盎司。

•Ann's baby weighed eight and a half pounds at birth.安的小孩出生时重8.5磅。

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•The government has promised to match the money raised by the charity pound for pound.政府承诺过，无论慈善机构筹集到多少金钱，都会额外投入同等金额。

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•I could feel my heart pounding as I went on stage to collect the prize.上台领奖时我感到心怦怦直跳。

•Nearly 50 people are still missing after the storm pounded the coast.风暴袭击海岸之后，目前仍有约50人失踪。

•The city was pounded to rubble during the war.战争中这座城市被炸成一片废墟。

•He pounded on the door demanding to be let in.他不停地大力敲门要进去。

•She was pounding away on her typewriter until four in the morning.她在打字机上敲字直到凌晨四点。

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•The campaigners have promised to keep pounding away at the council until the decision to build the road is reversed.运动发起人保证将不断向市议会施加压力，直到他们取消筑路的决定。